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Stephen (1092 or 1096 – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154. He was Count of Boulogne jure uxoris from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135 until 1144.
In 1016 Cnut the Great, a Dane, was the first to call himself "King of England". In the Norman period "King of the English" remained standard, with occasional use of "King of England" or Rex Anglie. From John's reign onwards all other titles were eschewed in favour of "King" or "Queen of England".
King of England: Adeliza of Louvain 1103–1151 Queen of England: Fulk the Younger 1089/1092–1143 Count of Anjou & King of Jerusalem: Matilda I c. 1105 –1152 Countess of Boulogne & Queen of England: King Stephen of Blois c. 1092 –1154 r. 1135–1141 r. 1141–1154 King of England {{{OT}}} Louis VI 1081–1137 King of the Franks: William ...
Reign: Dec. 22, 1135- Oct. 25, 1154 (18 years, 308 days) ... He was the first Yorkist king of England. He kept several mistresses and is believed to have had at least 10 children. Rumors had it ...
1154–1189) became the first king of a new dynasty, the House of Plantagenet. He was also the first king crowned King of England rather than King of the English. Henry founded the Angevin Empire, which controlled almost half of France including Normandy, Anjou, Maine, Touraine, and the Duchy of Aquitaine. [63]
Henry II (1154–1189) is considered by some to be the first Plantagenet king of England, and the first Angevin. Angevin is French for "of Anjou". The three Angevin kings were the 12th-century Geoffrey of Anjou's son, Henry II, and grandsons Richard I and John.
Henry II (() 5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, [2] was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland ...
Year 1154 was a common year ... is first marked on the world map by Muhammad al-Idrisi. Africa ... October 25 – Stephen, king of England (b. 1096)